15.6.12
Parts are ready for paint_MF
Two weeks of polishing...to get here and this pic doesn't include the motor. The wheels and hubs are finished and ready to be laced today!
Virago_MF
Back in November2011 I bought this 81' yami virago920 with 1800 miles for 1000 bucks...yes a good deal if you ask me...at first glance they don't yell hey make me coll! But venture on over to classifiedmoto.com or google zero cafe, and you will see some very cool viragos that have been morphed into the realms of coolness....
Monoshock rear suspension, single backbone frame...all stripped down, these terribly starting machines are way cool.
So once the cb is done and winter hits I'll rip into that one, until then...I gotta put some miles on it!
I took it up north and gave my mother as father rides, my mother said she hadn't been on a bike since she was 18 and riding with her Harley bf...haha what an image that is!
Monoshock rear suspension, single backbone frame...all stripped down, these terribly starting machines are way cool.
So once the cb is done and winter hits I'll rip into that one, until then...I gotta put some miles on it!
I took it up north and gave my mother as father rides, my mother said she hadn't been on a bike since she was 18 and riding with her Harley bf...haha what an image that is!
8.6.12
New tail_MF
My new tank rules and there is a centerline highlight on it that I want to capture on the tail, so I am beginning mocking I up in foam and then I will clay it. This will give me a template build a steel one from.
Will be shaving much more off I think. I want a skinner tail section.
Will be shaving much more off I think. I want a skinner tail section.
New tank_MF
I shouldn't have waited so long to post because I have had way to much happen to post all at once!
I went to bearing burners swap meet at gm about a month ago and got me a new tank...it's just what I needed, as I war a more boxy look to my cafe.
Now I'm exploring with different tail fairings too match.
I went to bearing burners swap meet at gm about a month ago and got me a new tank...it's just what I needed, as I war a more boxy look to my cafe.
Now I'm exploring with different tail fairings too match.
7.5.12
LTU_Transportation Design Industry Show 2012_MF
As a graduate of Ltu Trans...I had to go and support the home team this year. They all did great, and the level of work was as good and better then CCS, and Art Center.
It was also nice going there as a professional this time instead of a student! Good job guys
It was also nice going there as a professional this time instead of a student! Good job guys
6.5.12
Virago first ride_MF
Well the virago has been giving me alot of capital S. spitting and sputtering at low rpm...but I rose it anyways 70 miles up the coast of the Detroit river...was fun but windy!
Also stopped at the Edsel Ford house...history lesson spared...it's kind of a big deal
Also stopped at the Edsel Ford house...history lesson spared...it's kind of a big deal
19.4.12
New logo and Tshirts to come_MF
New logo design for miss motofancy, and soon some groovy tshirts you can wear or use as an oil rag.
If you want one send me an email and ill get a few ordered
Even Obama loves motorcycles_MF
The president visited Ford today...rolling in his Cadillac with a fleet of gmc's....??
But look at all the bikes!
But look at all the bikes!
Therapy_MF
Seeing my motor finally all apart and organized, ready for a rebuild and a fresh start on life feels pretty damn cool.
Keeps the fires burning! Almost there
Keeps the fires burning! Almost there
Gasket madness_MF
Tonight unsaid Eff it and went to the shop to work on the bike. I scraped gaskets off the cb's block for three hours.
Was actually therapeutic in some way I don't understand.
Was actually therapeutic in some way I don't understand.
16.4.12
Motorcycle christmas_MF
It's like Christmas morning! Parts parts parts!
Air filter, 18" front rim, front brake pads, rear brake shoes, exhaust wrap, fork seals, cb750 manual and virago plate registered insured and ready to ride. F"@@&@"""&&k yea!
Air filter, 18" front rim, front brake pads, rear brake shoes, exhaust wrap, fork seals, cb750 manual and virago plate registered insured and ready to ride. F"@@&@"""&&k yea!
CB 750 Crank shaft cleanup_MF
As I mentioned the main bearing melting onto my crankshaft was the cause of the seizure so today we polished and scraped away aluminum from the lobe.
There are bits of aluminum in various forms from chunks to channels. We used a blow torch, wire brush, 600 grit wet sand and razor blade to get it off.
What I can't remove I'll have a machinist do.
There are bits of aluminum in various forms from chunks to channels. We used a blow torch, wire brush, 600 grit wet sand and razor blade to get it off.
What I can't remove I'll have a machinist do.
14.4.12
Son of a...MF
Man this pisses me off...wait and wait and wait for parts...and everyone knows that when parts come in it keeps the fires of bike building lit...
Well when I received my 19x2.15 instead of 18x2.15 front rim, I waited for 3 weeks to get the correct one! Bastards! But now it's here and building can progress.
As you can see...not 18!
Well when I received my 19x2.15 instead of 18x2.15 front rim, I waited for 3 weeks to get the correct one! Bastards! But now it's here and building can progress.
As you can see...not 18!
7.4.12
3.4.12
CB750 Discovery_MF
It's interesting how easy things can be when you have an experts eye...Harold a retired Ford power-train engineer and Dennis (owner of Restoration Academy) assisted me in tearing down the motor to find that the main bearing had somehow gotten plugged and fried to the crankshaft when starved of oil.
Even though bad its good because it's an easier fix then a locked up piston!
Even though bad its good because it's an easier fix then a locked up piston!
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